Decidir preterite conjugation
Decidir in the preterite: decidí, decidiste, decidió, decidimos, decidisteis, decidieron.
- to decide
- regular
- Participle: decidido
- Gerund: decidiendo
Preterite pretérito
| yo | decidí |
|---|---|
| tú | decidiste |
| él/ella/usted | decidió |
| nosotros | decidimos |
| vosotros | decidisteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | decidieron |
How to use decidir in the preterite
The preterite is regular: decidí, decidiste, decidió, decidimos, decidieron. It is the main tense for decisions made at a specific moment: Decidimos cancelar el viaje. It is common in explaining past choices in interviews and emails. Decidimos is identical in present and preterite, so context or time words show which is meant.
Examples
Al final decidimos cancelar el viaje por el clima.
In the end we decided to cancel the trip because of the weather.
¿Por qué decidiste cambiar de carrera?
Why did you decide to change careers?
La empresa decidió cerrar la sucursal de Mendoza.
The company decided to close the Mendoza branch.
Quick check: decidir in the preterite
More decidir tenses
- All decidir tenses
- Decidir present
- Decidir imperfect
- Decidir future
- Decidir conditional
- Decidir present subjunctive
- Decidir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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